Today our group finished insulating an attic. It was extremely hot and stuffy. But we got it done. Averie, Lee, Christian, and Wes, II have been working on this project all week while I (Joanna) have been painting the crown molding and filling in nail holes, but today even Patty and I actually helped blow in the insulation. After we were done, we went and got another Snow-Ball. Yum! We arrived back to Olive Tree and ate dinner and afterwards our group had dinner clean-up. Not so fun. Christina Drake sang several songs for us after dinner while they taped it for an audition for “The Voice.” She was great. Worship tonight was amazing. Lauren gave a very touching message that even made me cry. She talked about having a “spiritual checklist,” where most of the time we go to church on Sunday mornings and “check,” we go to youth group and “check,” we pray every night and “check,” and so forth. This is great but your heart isn’t in it. You have to do it because you love God. Not just because you should. Let go, let God.
This week has been a life changing experience for all of us. We’ve met new friends, we’ve grown spiritually in our relationship with God, we’ve helped God’s children who are in desperate need of it, and we’ve definitely helped ourselves. We can’t wait until next year.
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